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we have a statement by secretary napolitano on the boston explosions. our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted in boston, especially the families of those injured. federal law enforcement agencies continue to president. at the president's direction, the department of homeland security is providing anything necessary in the ongoing investigation. we encourage the public to be vigilant and listen to state and local officials. there was quite a bit reaction to the linguistic question about what the wlt president did or did not use the word terrorism to describe the event, chuck todd and i had a back and forth about that. does it matter at all from the perspective, an investigator on the ground, is that at all meaning to feel doing your job? >> at this point, that's more something for the media to worry about and what the president said. this investigation is being treated like terrorism. the default position is when you have multiple devices go off or attempted to go off, it's terrorism from an investigative standpoint. >> in terms of the resou
we have a statement by secretary napolitano on the boston explosions. our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted in boston, especially the families of those injured. federal law enforcement agencies continue to president. at the president's direction, the department of homeland security is providing anything necessary in the ongoing investigation. we encourage the public to be vigilant and listen to state and local officials. there was quite a bit reaction to the linguistic question...
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he was briefed by also his homeland security secretary janet napolitano. here at the white house the security perimeter was pushed out. the public moved across the street to pennsylvania avenue. police tape put on the scene as a precaution. but this obviously being treated as a terrorist attack, although the president did not use that word. when i asked about that, a senior official told me, any event with multiple explosive devices, as this appears to be, is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror, but went on to say, we don't know who was responsible, if it was domestic or foreign. >> thanks so much, jon karl, and we'll have much more on the special edition of "world news" coming up. terror at the boston marathon. when we come back, a runner who was crossing the finish line when those bombs went off. what she saw, what she heard. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. automatically filter amount of light. the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. experience life well lit, adaptive lenses. optical today t
he was briefed by also his homeland security secretary janet napolitano. here at the white house the security perimeter was pushed out. the public moved across the street to pennsylvania avenue. police tape put on the scene as a precaution. but this obviously being treated as a terrorist attack, although the president did not use that word. when i asked about that, a senior official told me, any event with multiple explosive devices, as this appears to be, is clearly an act of terror and will...
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director mueller ansecrary homeland security napolitano. they're mobilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond. i've updated leaders of congress in both parties and we reaffirm that on days like this there are no republicans or democrats. we are americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens. i've also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear that they have every single federal resource necessary to care for the victims and counsel the families. above all, i made clear to them that all americans stand wi the people of bosn. boston police, firefighters, and first responders as well as the national guard responded heroically and continue to do so as we speak. just a reminder that so many americans serve and sacrifice on our behalf every single day without regard to their own safety in dangerous and difficult circumstances. and we salute all those who assisted in responding so quickly and professionally to this tragedy. we still do not know who did this or why. and people shouldn't jump to colu
director mueller ansecrary homeland security napolitano. they're mobilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond. i've updated leaders of congress in both parties and we reaffirm that on days like this there are no republicans or democrats. we are americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens. i've also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear that they have every single federal resource necessary to care for the victims and counsel the families....
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horas mas tarde por el director del fbi robert mueller y la secretaria de seguridad nacional janet napolitano. el mandatario dio instruccion es al fiscal general eric holder para dedicara todos los recursos del departamento de justicia y del gobierno federal para proteger al pueblo, aumentar la seguridad en todo los estados unidos y a investigar lo sucedido. presidente obama llegaremos al fondo de este asunto. descubriremos quien y por que hizo esto. cualquier individuo responsable, cualquier grupo responsable sentira todo el peso de la justicia. pero aunque el presidente se cuido de usar la palabra terrorismo, la casa blanca indico mas tarde que lo ocurrido en boston sera considerado un acto terrorista. el presidente tambien se comunico telefonicamente con el gobernador de massachusetts deval patrick y el alcalde de boston tom menino para expresarles su preocupacion y ofrecer toda la asistencia del gobierno federal. al igual que en otras ciudades, en washington se han extremado las medidas de seguridad, especialmente el servicio secreto cerro la avenida pennsylvania. en el capitolio, el pres
horas mas tarde por el director del fbi robert mueller y la secretaria de seguridad nacional janet napolitano. el mandatario dio instruccion es al fiscal general eric holder para dedicara todos los recursos del departamento de justicia y del gobierno federal para proteger al pueblo, aumentar la seguridad en todo los estados unidos y a investigar lo sucedido. presidente obama llegaremos al fondo de este asunto. descubriremos quien y por que hizo esto. cualquier individuo responsable, cualquier...
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i've spoken to fbi director muller, and secretary of homeland security napolitano and they're mobilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond. i've updated leaders of congress in both parties, and we re-affirmed on days like this floor republicans or democrats. we're americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens. i've also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear they have every single federal resource necessary to care for the victimmed and counsel the families, and above all i made clear to them that all americans stand with the people of boston. boston police, firefighters, and first responders, as well as the national guard, responded heroic include, and continue to -- heroically and continue to do so as we speak it's a reminder that so many americans serve on hour behalf every day without regard to their own safety in dangerous and difficult circumstances and we salute all those who assisted in responding so quickly and professionally to this tragedy. we still do not know who did this or why. and people shouldn't jump to conclusions b
i've spoken to fbi director muller, and secretary of homeland security napolitano and they're mobilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond. i've updated leaders of congress in both parties, and we re-affirmed on days like this floor republicans or democrats. we're americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens. i've also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear they have every single federal resource necessary to care for the victimmed and...
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i've spoken to fbi director muller and secretary napolitano and they're organizing the appropriate resources to respond. i've updated both parties and there are no republicans or democrats, we are united for our fellow citizens. i've also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear that they have every resource available to care for the victims and counsel the families. and i made clear to them that all americans stand with the people of boston. we still do not know who did this or why. and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. but make no mistake. we will get to the bottle of this. and we will find out who did this. we'll find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >>> president obama speaking earlier today aft being briefed on the bomb blasts that killed three people near the finish line of the boston marathon and injured well over a hundred more. many of those injuries grievous. what is the white house saying at this hour? what are you hearing from the top? >> well, g
i've spoken to fbi director muller and secretary napolitano and they're organizing the appropriate resources to respond. i've updated both parties and there are no republicans or democrats, we are united for our fellow citizens. i've also spoken with governor patrick and mayor menino and made it clear that they have every resource available to care for the victims and counsel the families. and i made clear to them that all americans stand with the people of boston. we still do not know who did...
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has been briefed throughout the day by robert muller director of the fbi, wells dhs secretary janet napolitano and he will continue to get updates throughout the evening. again, there's not a whole lot of information in terms of who actually carried out the acts of frustration this evening because they don't know if this was carried out by someone here on u.s. soil or someone abroad. so that is really the key question they are looking into. again, president obama continuing to monitor the situation into the evening, lawrence. >> kristen welker, thank you. joining me now nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. >> lawrence, good evening. investigators know for certain that this attack involved two bombs, but what they don't know is whether there were any other explosives involved. and frankly, the information on this is confused tonight. at least five other packages found on the street were deemed to be suspicious, and were destroyed by boston police and bomb squad techs. and there were many packages to check, officials say, because after the explosions, people simply dropped what they wer
has been briefed throughout the day by robert muller director of the fbi, wells dhs secretary janet napolitano and he will continue to get updates throughout the evening. again, there's not a whole lot of information in terms of who actually carried out the acts of frustration this evening because they don't know if this was carried out by someone here on u.s. soil or someone abroad. so that is really the key question they are looking into. again, president obama continuing to monitor the...
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>>brian: we're going to talk to judge napolitano about that in a minute. >>steve: a very busy tuesday morning. many comparing this terror attack to the one that rocked london in 2005. one of the investigators who worked on that case is here next. >> i was probably a half a block over, and all of a sudden everybody is running and screaming and saying there's a bomb. there's a bombing. it was just -- it was awful. everybody was crying and screaming. i don't make any decisions about who to hire without going to angie's list first. you'll find reviews on home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. with angie's list, i know who to call, and i know the results will be fantastic. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. hey everybody, hi mom... streaming live with a tour of my new place... knowing you can still reach out. ... and now you've seen it. that's powerful. verizon. get mom a lucid 2 by lg for free. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low cl
>>brian: we're going to talk to judge napolitano about that in a minute. >>steve: a very busy tuesday morning. many comparing this terror attack to the one that rocked london in 2005. one of the investigators who worked on that case is here next. >> i was probably a half a block over, and all of a sudden everybody is running and screaming and saying there's a bomb. there's a bombing. it was just -- it was awful. everybody was crying and screaming. i don't make any decisions...
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also from "fox news" this morning -- hear from homeland security secretary janet napolitano, her statement on the boston bombings -- that is the homeland security secretary. of senate marked a moment silence is today in their chamber. house speaker john boehner marked a moment of silence as well. we are going to show you this picture -- here is the president getting briefed yesterday by the fbi director at the white house about what had happened. in annapolis, a republican caller, go ahead. response am calling in to the call blaming everything on iraq. i came to america in 1975. i was surprised at how little americans knew about national terrorism until september 11. iraq was in response to creeping terrorism for many years before september 11, 2001. this is going to keep going if -- not blaming things on on the root cause but on terrorism. terrorism has been going on for many years before iraq. i rack was our response to terrorism. -- iraq was our response to terrorism. host: what you think of this opinion in "usa today" this --ning, the right to this they write this -- caller: i agree. b
also from "fox news" this morning -- hear from homeland security secretary janet napolitano, her statement on the boston bombings -- that is the homeland security secretary. of senate marked a moment silence is today in their chamber. house speaker john boehner marked a moment of silence as well. we are going to show you this picture -- here is the president getting briefed yesterday by the fbi director at the white house about what had happened. in annapolis, a republican caller, go...
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here's the president. >> including fbi director mueller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lee cau monaco on the -- lisa monaco. we continue to employ our resources to protect our citizens, investigate and respond to this it. our first thoughts to this morning -- this morning are to the victims, their families and the sitzy of boston -- city of boston. we know that two bombs gravely wounded americans and took the lives of others, including an 8- year-old boy. that was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it's an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out the attack or why. whether it was planned and executed by a tris tick -- terror terror organization or an individual. we don't know. we're at the beginning of the investigation. we'll take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens
here's the president. >> including fbi director mueller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lee cau monaco on the -- lisa monaco. we continue to employ our resources to protect our citizens, investigate and respond to this it. our first thoughts to this morning -- this morning are to the victims, their families and the sitzy of boston -- city of boston. we know that two bombs gravely wounded americans and took the lives of...
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briefed by my national security team including fbi director muller attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and counterterrorism and homeland security advisor lisa monaco on the attacks in boston. we continue to deploy law enforcement resources to protect our citizens to investigate, and to respond to this attack. obviously, first thought this morning are with the victims. their families, and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we know now about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why. whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of mall malevoleance by an individual? we don't yet know. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our
briefed by my national security team including fbi director muller attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and counterterrorism and homeland security advisor lisa monaco on the attacks in boston. we continue to deploy law enforcement resources to protect our citizens to investigate, and to respond to this attack. obviously, first thought this morning are with the victims. their families, and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the...
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attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and lisa monaco on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all law enforcement resources. obviously, our first thought this is morning are with the victims. their families. and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why. whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a a malevolent individual. we don't know. we're at the beginning of our investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens and we will bring them to justice. we also know this. the american people refuse to be terro
attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and lisa monaco on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all law enforcement resources. obviously, our first thought this is morning are with the victims. their families. and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it...
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. >> national security teams including director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and homeland security adviser on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims, their families, and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know about what took fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. anytime bombs are used to target civilian, it is an act of terrorism. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out the attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act an individual. clearly we're at the beginning of our investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens and we will bring them to justic
. >> national security teams including director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and homeland security adviser on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims, their families, and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others including an...
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team that involved the attorney general, his fbi director, the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano, the vice president was also in there as well as his national security team and his chief of staff and deputy chief of staff here in the white house. no indication whether they will come out here with him. so far only the president is scheduled to be here. there he is. >> good morning, everybody. i've just been briefed by my national security team, including fbi director mueller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser lisa monaco on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims, their families and the city of boston. we know that twoook theives of others, including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. anytime bombs are us
team that involved the attorney general, his fbi director, the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano, the vice president was also in there as well as his national security team and his chief of staff and deputy chief of staff here in the white house. no indication whether they will come out here with him. so far only the president is scheduled to be here. there he is. >> good morning, everybody. i've just been briefed by my national security team, including fbi director...
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secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lisa monacacm. we deploy all resource to investigate an respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. that's what we don't yet know. and clearly, we're at the beginning of our investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. we will find whoever harmed our citizens and we will bring them to justice. we also know this. the american people
secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lisa monacacm. we deploy all resource to investigate an respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an...
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now, if janet napolitano says, steve king, i've got $8.25 million for you this year and i want you to achieve more efficiency and security along your west mile than we've had before, would i hire a group of border patrol agents to stand there and buy humvees and put on uniforms and buy their arms and set up the health care plan and the retirement plan and take that perpetual liability for the balance of their lives for the purpose of guarding that mile? some of it i would, mr. speaker. some of it i would. some of it i would put an infrastructure in place. i would build a fence or wall across the areas where people are crossing and i have no advocated we build 2,000 miles of fence on our southern border but i have consistently advocate it that we build it until -- keep extending our fence at the most illegally crossed places until such time as they stop going around the end. and if it happens, they don't stop going around the end, then ultimately we would end up of 2,000, a fence, wall and a fence on the southern border. if it gets too expensive or too difficult, no, mr. speaker, it's
now, if janet napolitano says, steve king, i've got $8.25 million for you this year and i want you to achieve more efficiency and security along your west mile than we've had before, would i hire a group of border patrol agents to stand there and buy humvees and put on uniforms and buy their arms and set up the health care plan and the retirement plan and take that perpetual liability for the balance of their lives for the purpose of guarding that mile? some of it i would, mr. speaker. some of...
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this as an act of terror and as if for an emphasis, we heard now within the last hour or so from janet napolitano and eric holder, the attorney general, both saying this is being treated as an act of terror. the white house wants to make it clear how seriously they take this. >> peter alexander, thanks so much. >> i want to bring in tom busey, president of usa sports media group. he ran the marathon and crossed the finish line moments before the first explosion. if you would, take us back to that scene. you've just finished. you're in this sort of post marathon haze and then what? >> sure. it was the best and the worst, right? an absolutely beautiful day gone tragic. crossing the finish line a couple minutes before the explosion was euphoric, followed by they are or four minutes later, the first of two bombs going off. we were walking around. those who just finished in a days. after 26.5 miles, you're kind of out of it. you're empty. the first bomb took us all a bit by surprise and i think everybody sort of looked around and thought to themselves, what has just happen here? maybe there was the po
this as an act of terror and as if for an emphasis, we heard now within the last hour or so from janet napolitano and eric holder, the attorney general, both saying this is being treated as an act of terror. the white house wants to make it clear how seriously they take this. >> peter alexander, thanks so much. >> i want to bring in tom busey, president of usa sports media group. he ran the marathon and crossed the finish line moments before the first explosion. if you would, take...
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>> janet napolitano says she things this is not part of a broader movement. >> neil: how would see know that? >> she is privy to a lot of intelligence we don't have. but it's very tough to say. this attack to me had some of the hallmarks of the islamic terror attacks we had multibell bombings, in the bombs we had nails, ball bearings, designed to cause maximum carnage. we don't know who is behind it yet but right now some over hallmarks -- another thing, with the antigovernment extremists. we heard a lot of that yesterday from commentators. you would think they would target a government building, federal building, irs building, government facility, the kind of indiscriminate terror we say yesterday, women and children, an eight-year-old killed, this is hall mark of islamic style attacks which means, these guys follow up and you're talking about no claim of responsibility? that is very interesting. perhaps whoever did it, didn't issue a claim of responsibility because there's more in the works forbid. >> neil: in the case of the oklahoma city bombing, that was done by an american, terry
>> janet napolitano says she things this is not part of a broader movement. >> neil: how would see know that? >> she is privy to a lot of intelligence we don't have. but it's very tough to say. this attack to me had some of the hallmarks of the islamic terror attacks we had multibell bombings, in the bombs we had nails, ball bearings, designed to cause maximum carnage. we don't know who is behind it yet but right now some over hallmarks -- another thing, with the...
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homeland secretary janet napolitano and robert mueller are pushing commanders now. at next, mark kelly, a democrat of arizona spoke in favor of gun control legislation in congress and more specifically the recent proposal on background checks sponsored by pat to me -- toomey and joe manchin. watch the entire remarks at c-span.org. >> going to be voted on here soon enough than that supported by 90% of american households. 93% of households who have gunowners. also, when you look at conservative states like texas and arizona, it has over 80% support. an expanded background check is supported by 74% of nra members. so we have a bill here that is not the bill if it was my job, not the exact bill that i woulde aite, but at this point --hatpe >> mental health care has been one of my top priority since i came to the senate. glad people are beginning to focus more on the issue.al heala but if we are going to make poi. mental-health a part of this, let's make it more than just th. talking points >> testing one, two, three -- since the first day that i got here, i've been pus
homeland secretary janet napolitano and robert mueller are pushing commanders now. at next, mark kelly, a democrat of arizona spoke in favor of gun control legislation in congress and more specifically the recent proposal on background checks sponsored by pat to me -- toomey and joe manchin. watch the entire remarks at c-span.org. >> going to be voted on here soon enough than that supported by 90% of american households. 93% of households who have gunowners. also, when you look at...
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. >> if this is not a wider plot, as janet napolitano seems to be suggesting, why are so many other places around the world stepping up security? >> we have always seen people like to copycat these things. explorel qaeda start to planes and look at experimentation on that after 9/11. a copycat bomber in london -- london has two activities coming up right around the corner, the funeral for lady thatcher and the london marathon. i saw comments from home secretary john read this morning were on the mark, a new way of reviewing arrangements. you gather information from things happening a week ago, two days ago. >> realistically, what can we do in democratic societies to ensure the soft targets are safe? it is remarkable that there has not been an attack a and in the u.s. on a soft target since 9/11. that is extraordinary. >> on the 9/11 commission we were very aware and sensitive about overseas attacks from al qaeda or a domestic group. first, it is trying to make sure the resources are allocated right. secondly, it is to get unity of command and unity of effort. thirdly, it is to tell the fbi
. >> if this is not a wider plot, as janet napolitano seems to be suggesting, why are so many other places around the world stepping up security? >> we have always seen people like to copycat these things. explorel qaeda start to planes and look at experimentation on that after 9/11. a copycat bomber in london -- london has two activities coming up right around the corner, the funeral for lady thatcher and the london marathon. i saw comments from home secretary john read this...
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. >> if this is not a wider plot, as janet napolitano seems to be suggesting, why are so many other places around the world stepping up security? >> we have always seen people like to copycat these things. explorel qaeda start to planes and look at experimentation on that after 9/11. a copycat bomber in london -- london has two activities coming up right around the corner, the funeral for lady thatcher and the london marathon. i saw comments from home secretary john read this morning were on the mark, a new way of reviewing arrangements. you gather information from things happening a week ago, two days ago. >> realistically, what can we do in democratic societies to ensure the soft targets are safe? it is remarkable that there has not been an attack a and in the u.s. on a soft target since 9/11. that is extraordinary. >> on the 9/11 commission we were very aware and sensitive about overseas attacks from al qaeda or a domestic group. first, it is trying to make sure the resources are allocated right. secondly, it is to get unity of command and unity of effort. thirdly, it is to tell the fbi
. >> if this is not a wider plot, as janet napolitano seems to be suggesting, why are so many other places around the world stepping up security? >> we have always seen people like to copycat these things. explorel qaeda start to planes and look at experimentation on that after 9/11. a copycat bomber in london -- london has two activities coming up right around the corner, the funeral for lady thatcher and the london marathon. i saw comments from home secretary john read this...
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sergeant the a arms terry gainer, the fbi director robert muriel and homeland security secretary janet napolitano. they were briefed and told it was ricin. just to give you context about ricin according to the cdc. a potential clue would be a large number of people close to each other rapidly developed fever, cough and excess fluid in their lungs. these symptoms would likely be followed by severe breathing problems and possible death. okay. a.b.? >> well, the fear all day, washington, d.c., new york city, other cities besides boston and transportation locations and senators have been on high alert since yesterday and obviously the fear is we don't have an answer. we are going to remain in high alert. if there is any other tainted mail going to any other senator and it's not a one off, it's going to be obviously a different story. i mean, everything yesterday was coordinated and many bombs were not detonated that recovered afterwards because of rapid response. situation in several cities with several things going on, something like tainted mail hard to trace because a real ongoing heightened threa
sergeant the a arms terry gainer, the fbi director robert muriel and homeland security secretary janet napolitano. they were briefed and told it was ricin. just to give you context about ricin according to the cdc. a potential clue would be a large number of people close to each other rapidly developed fever, cough and excess fluid in their lungs. these symptoms would likely be followed by severe breathing problems and possible death. okay. a.b.? >> well, the fear all day, washington,...
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it was a written release by janet napolitano, the obama department of homeland security secretary. she said why obama had decided to issue the reassurance. there are probable no broader attacks, no more anywhere in the u.s. that is reassuring. here in washington, the public is wary, and they dominate what the congress is talking about. >> reporter: big issues like gun control are out of the spotlight. the horrifying attack dominates the americans' attention, but pulls americans together. this is the chicago tribute, solidarity, from one area to another. in pain. citing how bostonians rushed in to help the injured. president obama sent a message of solidarity and defiance. >> you want to know who we are and who america is, how we respond to evil? that is it. selfless selflessly, compassionatly. >> reporter: any time bombs are used, it is an act of terror, he says, the lawmaker got an intel briefing last week. >> there was no evidence at all, no intelligence that seemed to be out there. >> reporter: the top senate republican was critical. >> i think it is safe to say that for many, t
it was a written release by janet napolitano, the obama department of homeland security secretary. she said why obama had decided to issue the reassurance. there are probable no broader attacks, no more anywhere in the u.s. that is reassuring. here in washington, the public is wary, and they dominate what the congress is talking about. >> reporter: big issues like gun control are out of the spotlight. the horrifying attack dominates the americans' attention, but pulls americans together....
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. >> reporter: the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano, said there's no evidence of a wider plot, but extra security measures will stay in effect for now. that was apparent across the country with a heightened state of vigilance. k-9 teams were out in force at los angeles international airport, a terminal was evacuated at new york's laguardia airport because of a suspicious package. and a plane turned back to the gate at boston's logan international airport because a bag wasn't screened properly. >> brown: this afternoon, the white house confirmed the president will attend a memorial for the victims in boston on thursday. joining us from boston now is david boeri, senior reporter for wbur public radio. david, what if anything can you add to where the investigation stands now? what leads might be being followed? >> we have a 12 acre crime scene here so they're still poring through that scene. there's going to be problems tonight because we're expecting rain and it is windy as well so some of those fragments are moving and blowing out. but they are working this scene as intens
. >> reporter: the secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano, said there's no evidence of a wider plot, but extra security measures will stay in effect for now. that was apparent across the country with a heightened state of vigilance. k-9 teams were out in force at los angeles international airport, a terminal was evacuated at new york's laguardia airport because of a suspicious package. and a plane turned back to the gate at boston's logan international airport because a bag...
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be some other ideology or some other crazy set of ideas lou: homeland security department secretary napolitano saying that she is convinced that this is not part of a larger plot that it is one instance. your reaction? >> you can't know that now. you can't. i think it is not part of an international plot. that is my hunch. i investigated cases with punches. at the time they were right, have the time they were wrong. i had to abandon a lot of punches that turned out to be wrong. you're asking me for my hunch, this is not orchestrated by al qaeda overseas. but this could very well be being done by homegrown people who were looking to try to do the same thing. or we could be all wrong and this could be some kind of other plot having to do with something that we have not even figured out yet. lou: so i infer from what you're saying that you think this is at most a small group of people working to carry out these terrorist attacks. not an individual. >> i don't think this is a major, a planned attack by an overseas group. i think it would be far bigger than what we saw if it were a planned attack.
be some other ideology or some other crazy set of ideas lou: homeland security department secretary napolitano saying that she is convinced that this is not part of a larger plot that it is one instance. your reaction? >> you can't know that now. you can't. i think it is not part of an international plot. that is my hunch. i investigated cases with punches. at the time they were right, have the time they were wrong. i had to abandon a lot of punches that turned out to be wrong. you're...
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director robert mueller and janet napolitano and terry gainer. there was no harm done. it was caught at an off-site facility. >> shep: live pictures we're looking at that from postal facility. anything from senator wicker's office? >> they are remaining tight-lipped. he has been a low profile guy and has served since 2007. member of the joint economic committee and budget committee. at you can imagine, his staff was not welcome the news and who may have sent this letter to the his office. a democratic from missouri told reporters off camera the letter came from somebody who frequently writes to lawmakers. that ko may good investigative lead as to figure out who sent this and why to get to the bottom of this investigation. >> shep: as an aside, no connection to any of the actions here in boston. we're working to contact senator wicker. continuing coverage of breaking news, what appears to be the first image or the first series of images of one of the bombs that exploded at the boston marathon here yesterday. our station fox 5 for atlanta obtained this image. we're told i
director robert mueller and janet napolitano and terry gainer. there was no harm done. it was caught at an off-site facility. >> shep: live pictures we're looking at that from postal facility. anything from senator wicker's office? >> they are remaining tight-lipped. he has been a low profile guy and has served since 2007. member of the joint economic committee and budget committee. at you can imagine, his staff was not welcome the news and who may have sent this letter to the his...
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. >> well, i talked to secretary napolitano today. i talked to the governor today. and i think the president's arrival just reinforces how much we're really an american family here. and that an attack anywhere is an attack everywhere. and so it's going to mean the world to the state that the governor and the president will be here and speaking for all of us on thursday. and i think that will really be a very important healing moment for our state. because we need it right now. but at the same time, everyone is bonding together in order to make sure that we are able to make it through this together. >> thank you very much, congressman ed markey. a very good guy. thanks for coming on tonight at this time. >>> up next, the latest on the victims. three dead now. one more than we thought last night. and 180 injured now. and some very seriously. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jo
. >> well, i talked to secretary napolitano today. i talked to the governor today. and i think the president's arrival just reinforces how much we're really an american family here. and that an attack anywhere is an attack everywhere. and so it's going to mean the world to the state that the governor and the president will be here and speaking for all of us on thursday. and i think that will really be a very important healing moment for our state. because we need it right now. but at the...
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but the homeland security secretary, napolitano, said there's no indication that this boston plot is any bigger, no evidence, reassuring those in boston, here in washington and in the bay area that whatever happened in boston, at least federal officials believe, jess, is not spreading, not likely to be repeated, at least in the near term. back to you. >> okay, thanks so much, steve. >>> the marathon brought dozens of runners from across the bay area to boston. among the athletes a martinez woman whose 11-year-old son was injured in the blast and is now recovering after emergency surgery. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live in martinez. jodi, you spoke with friends of the family? >> reporter: i did, janelle. everyone here is stunned and heart broken about what happened to this little boy. aaron and his family are well known here in martinez. his father is a high school football coach here, his mother is the former manager of the county's emergency alert system. their trip to boston was supposed to be a family adventure. instead it's turned into a nightmare. >> it's hard for me to wr
but the homeland security secretary, napolitano, said there's no indication that this boston plot is any bigger, no evidence, reassuring those in boston, here in washington and in the bay area that whatever happened in boston, at least federal officials believe, jess, is not spreading, not likely to be repeated, at least in the near term. back to you. >> okay, thanks so much, steve. >>> the marathon brought dozens of runners from across the bay area to boston. among the athletes...
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director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor, lisa monaco, on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. explosionst two gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others, including a 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place, the f.b.i.'s investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. that's what we don't yet know. and clearly we're at the beginning of our investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we
director muller, attorney general holder, secretary napolitano, and my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor, lisa monaco, on the attacks in boston. we continue to mobilize and deploy all appropriate law enforcement resources to protect our citizens and investigate and to respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. explosionst two gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others,...
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janet napolitano, the fbi director, robert muller and nsa director, keith alexander, briefed members of the house and senate agencies this afternoon. in terms of what bostonians are doing, there have been vigils and public events. the largest taking place at boston commons. 8-year-old martin richard was remembered tonight at a vigil in his local parish church. doors were open for official vigils tonight. the st. james in somersville, doors are open. the church in boston proper, st. paul church, there are events at boston university and brandice university. gathering for a vigil for the victims as well as a vigil for the -- itself. the white house announcing today that president obama will travel to boston the day after tomorrow to speak at a service at boston's cathedral of the holy cross. the president branding the attack as an act of terrorism, but officials don't know quote whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist ors, foreign or domestic, or the fact of a malevolent individual. finding out -- that law enforcement is poring over as we speak. what officials are trying to
janet napolitano, the fbi director, robert muller and nsa director, keith alexander, briefed members of the house and senate agencies this afternoon. in terms of what bostonians are doing, there have been vigils and public events. the largest taking place at boston commons. 8-year-old martin richard was remembered tonight at a vigil in his local parish church. doors were open for official vigils tonight. the st. james in somersville, doors are open. the church in boston proper, st. paul church,...
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>> we had a initial briefing tonight by the director of the fbi as well as secretary north america napolitano. they were tight-lipped. i think you can understand why when the intelligence agency has got benghazi wrong initially. they don't want to make that mistake again. there are a lot of indicators that could point into different directions. the simultaneous attacks or almost simultaneous attacks is a hallmark of the overseas attacks we've seen. at the same time, the unsophisticated nature could be the product of a home brogrown terrorist or self-radicalized person. i will say this, piers, i'm optimistic this won't be the kind of investigation that will linger for years like atlanta. there is so much video footage, there's so much technological information to put together here. someone has seen something, someone has captured something on film. and i'm hopeful that this won't be the kind of long, protracted investigation that we have sometimes seen in the past. >> ambassador, some people have been criticizing the fact that this can happen at such a hugely well-policed, high security situat
>> we had a initial briefing tonight by the director of the fbi as well as secretary north america napolitano. they were tight-lipped. i think you can understand why when the intelligence agency has got benghazi wrong initially. they don't want to make that mistake again. there are a lot of indicators that could point into different directions. the simultaneous attacks or almost simultaneous attacks is a hallmark of the overseas attacks we've seen. at the same time, the unsophisticated...
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well, around the nation, police are still on high alert, but secretary of homeland security janet napolitano said there's no evidence that the bombings in boston are connected to any type of broader terrorist plot. steve handelsman is in the nation's capital where an annual event like the boston marathon that's coming up was not coming up. >> reporter: right, jess, thanks, good evening. i think a lot of people here in the nation's capital and a lot visit here like a lot visited in boston this week had the attitude of that young runner from chico, california. can't let them win. and so there were people on the streets here. now boston has dominated in a way what lawmakers are talking about on capitol hill, but lawmakers and ordinary life here in the nation's capital has gone on. in washington, the annual emancipation day parade went off safely. lots of cops everywhere. >> good to see a good police presence. >> reporter: trash cans were tipped over and secured. >> i feel pretty safe. i do. >> reporter: big issues like gun control are out of the spotlight. gabby giffords understands. the horrif
well, around the nation, police are still on high alert, but secretary of homeland security janet napolitano said there's no evidence that the bombings in boston are connected to any type of broader terrorist plot. steve handelsman is in the nation's capital where an annual event like the boston marathon that's coming up was not coming up. >> reporter: right, jess, thanks, good evening. i think a lot of people here in the nation's capital and a lot visit here like a lot visited in boston...